Sex Offenders and Halloween

As if life was not already tough enough for anyone designated a sex offender, there is now an all-out push to find another reason to re-arrest sex offenders on Halloween.

The police are going to every registered sex offender warning them that on Halloween night, they cannot have their porch lights on, they cannot open their doors to anyone saying “trick or treat” lest they be arrested. If you are a sex offender and are onsex offender probation, my advice is to totally darken your house, cut off porch lights, have no decorations and do not answer the door. The police will be looking for any possible reason to arrest your and violate your sex offender probation. It was reported on television, here in Sarasota and in Bradenton that the police would be coming to sex offender’s houses checking to see if the sex offenders were passing out candy or wearing a costume.

Do not give the police any reason to arrest you.
If it means totally shutting down the house for one night, do so.
The simple fact is, life is not fair.
The police are not fair and the criminal justice system is stacked against anyone charged with any type of sex crime.

Make sure that you do not fall victim to a police trick or treat crusade.